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Catherine A. Miller Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 345 New Mexico Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of New Mexico elementary schools

Summary

Catherine A. Miller Elementary is a public elementary school in Church Rock, New Mexico, serving 325 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gallup school district, which is ranked 73 out of 82 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Catherine A. Miller Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New Mexico elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.78% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 44.19% and the district average of 32.57%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 15.97%, compared to the state average of 26.81% and the district average of 19.76%. While the school performs worse than some nearby schools like Tobe Turpen Elementary and Chee Dodge Elementary, it does outperform others in the district, such as Stagecoach Elementary and Del Norte Elementary.

The school's challenges may be influenced by its high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.38% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a significant population of English Language Learners. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.1 students per teacher in 2023-2024 suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and the adoption of successful practices from higher-performing schools in the Gallup district.

317

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,899

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6102 Challenger Rd
Church Rock, NM 87311

(505) 721-1400

District: Gallup

Students who attend Catherine A. Miller Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Miyamura High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

77.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Mexico average (22% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

New Mexico avg35%

294^th of 345

New Mexico public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Gallup

73^rd of 82Gallup among New Mexico districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	294 of 345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	357 of 413	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	392 of 435	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	393 of 420	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	391 of 396	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	382 of 383	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	372 of 374	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	407 of 410	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	395 of 421	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.0	432 of 442	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	381 of 412	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.1	352 of 398	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.0	383 of 402	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	415 of 419	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	410 of 411	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	404 of 405	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	397 of 398	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.3	390 of 390	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.1	379 of 389	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	41.3	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	161 of 191	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	12.2	361 of 398	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	353 of 390	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	335 of 343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	289 of 325	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	318 of 356	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	384 of 426	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	357 of 410	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	356 of 361	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	355 of 356	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	307 of 397	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	391 of 414	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Mexico percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	21 of 34	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	60 of 90	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	74 of 92	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	95 of 99	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+28 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2024)23rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NM-ASR Science (2025)	NM-MSSA English Language Arts (2025)				NM-MSSA Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NM-ASR Science 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NM-MSSA English Language Arts All Grades	NM-MSSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 4th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics 5th Grade	NM-MSSA Mathematics All Grades	Total
Catherine A. Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6102 Challenger Rd	Church Rock	87311	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1400	317	19	17.1	87.4%	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.8%)	1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	20.1	294^th of 345 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.1	357^th of 413 public elementary schools	13.6%	63		36.2	18.6	27.8	27.8	25.5		14.8	16.0	$12,899
Indian Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3604 Ciniza Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-2900	294	17	16.3	87.4%	26 (8.8%)	3 (1.0%)	85 (28.9%)	7 (2.4%)	161 (54.8%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.1%)	37.1	201^st of 345 public elementary schools	41.7%		55.9	147^th of 413 public elementary schools	64.4%	54	30.4	36.4	26.3	56.5	41.0		18.4	28.3	21.4	$12,401
Wingate Elementary School	Public	K-8	12 Painted Horse Trail	Fort Wingate	87316	McKinley County	Wingate Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(505) 488-6300	366	19	19.2	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Mollica Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3000	460	25	18.9	89.6%	23 (5.0%)	4 (0.9%)	135 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	278 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	47.8	152^nd of 345 public elementary schools	55.9%		45	199^th of 413 public elementary schools	51.8%	47	25.6	33.8	52.9	32.9	39.5	30.9	50.0	40.2	40.4	$11,721
Red Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1305 Red Rock Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3900	311	18	16.0	83.6%	70 (22.5%)	2 (0.6%)	109 (35.0%)	18 (5.8%)	94 (30.2%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	71.2	67^th of 345 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	61^st of 413 public elementary schools	85.2%	6	40.0	41.7	63.4	60.7	56.4	30.6	51.2	46.4	43.6	$10,647
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Old Zuni Rd	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-3400	414	68	6.1	88.4%	33 (8.0%)	6 (1.4%)	127 (30.7%)	2 (0.5%)	231 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	28.2	231^st of 345 public elementary schools	33.0%		47.5	185^th of 413 public elementary schools	55.2%	46	21.1	26.3	36.5	38.0	33.9	17.5	25.0	35.2	26.7	$11,987
Del Norte Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 West Wilson	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5200	424	26	17.0	89.2%	26 (6.1%)	5 (1.2%)	119 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	258 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	16.3	318^th of 345 public elementary schools	7.8%		26.1	295^th of 413 public elementary schools	28.6%	23	11.1	27.1	38.3	25.7	29.4	20.3	23.4	12.2	17.8	$11,820
Stagecoach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1498 Freedom Dr	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-4300	340	18	19.2	90.6%	22 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	83 (24.4%)	4 (1.2%)	217 (63.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	14.8	325^th of 345 public elementary schools	5.8%		17.3	354^th of 413 public elementary schools	14.3%	29	12.3	26.1	26.8	29.9	27.8	17.8		20.9	16.7	$12,484
Chee Dodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 N Hwy 491	Yatahey	87375	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1300	261	13	19.3	85.4%	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	53 (20.3%)	1 (0.4%)	181 (69.3%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	48.9	143^rd of 345 public elementary schools	58.6%		47.5	186^th of 413 public elementary schools	55.0%	43	35.1	29.3	59.3	47.4	43.4	24.4	40.7	36.8	33.0	$12,579
Tobe Turpen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3310 Manuelito	Gallup	87301	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-5000	397	23	17.1	90.2%	30 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	78 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	28	232^nd of 345 public elementary schools	32.8%		28.8	284^th of 413 public elementary schools	31.2%	52	19.1		39.7	32.4	29.2		17.7	36.8	22.2	$11,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Catherine A. Miller Elementary

What schools do graduates of Catherine A. Miller Elementary attend?

Students who attend Catherine A. Miller Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Miyamura High School

What is the racial makeup of Catherine A. Miller Elementary?

Students at Catherine A. Miller Elementary are 77% American Indian, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Catherine A. Miller Elementary a good school?

Catherine A. Miller Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of New Mexico elementary schools.

How many students attend Catherine A. Miller Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Catherine A. Miller Elementary.

What district is Catherine A. Miller Elementary in?

Gallup

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